Ksenia Sobchak Quotes

My goal for the Arab world is to change the status quo, which is horrible politically, religiously, economically, in every way.

I am happy that Poland is returning to the road of pluralism and democracy.

When one makes a Revolution, one cannot mark time; one must always go forward - or go back. He who now talks about the 'freedom of the press' goes backward, and halts our headlong course towards Socialism.

We've got to understand that the whole nature of the way American democracy guards its freedom has been changed.

I don't think the only place to fight for freedom is in the halls of Congress.

We believe that this is not right for a democracy to make revolutions the beacon of promoting democracy.

If we expose the Chinese to our freedoms, it may create a greater hunger for democracy, reform and liberties in China.

Ordinary Chinese can actually make choices about their own lives which wasn’t possible 25 years ago.

Democracy cannot flourish amid fear.

You don’t go from tyranny to democracy overnight.

I don't put any dates on these things. I don't say what is going to happen in one year, five years, ten years, but I am confident that the trend toward freedom in the Communist world is a basic truth.

To attempt social reform, educational reform, industrial expansion, the moral improvement of the race without aiming, first and foremost, at political freedom is the very height of ignorance and futility.

We're quite lucky that we've got political freedoms. We should be using them.

Free societies are societies in which the right of dissent is protected.

No country is free unless it is democratic.

I left Russia in 1993 optimistic that democracy had taken hold despite the obstacles.

I like the noise of democracy.

Whenever anybody gets involved in politics, its always exciting for me because we take for granted our freedoms and our abilities to effect change through political activism.

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

A genuinely democratic Iraq might well act as a fresh spur.

I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society.

Political freedom is a political reading of the Bible.

I don't think there's any serious discussion inside the Chinese government about liberalising. I don't think anything's going to change in China until enough Chinese say, 'We're not going to play this game any more.'

In general people feel more relaxed about participating in politics. They aren't frightened as they used to be.

Even in a society as tightly controlled as Singapore's, the market creates certain forces which perhaps in the long run may lead to democracy.